power outages Iberian peninsula - cash machine fail - why cash is king

On 28 April 2025 a major power outage occurred across the Iberian Peninsula affecting mainland Portugal and Spain, where electric power was interrupted for more than ten hours in areas. Following on from this, power outages in Gloucestershire stopped businesses from accepting digital payments. Here's a video of 'The Coming storm' reporting on how this occurrence personally effected day to day social interactions and commerce